The Galactico Gaffer 'Carlo Ancelotti' set to select his starting squad against Real Sociedad.

Real Madrid are to travel  to the  Anoeta Stadium to face Real Sociedad. Real Sociedad are a Spanish club who are well known for there development of amazing talents such as the likes of Inigo Martinez, Antoine Griezmann and Xabi Alonso. They have the sixth best academy in the whole of Europe which emphasizes on the  development of  home grown players (Spanish players) and keeping them at the club.

They qualified for the Champions League  after finishing in the fourth position in La liga  last season. Real Sociedad topped their Champions League group but were later eliminated by Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in the round of sixteen knock out stage.

In the last encounter between Real Sociedad and Real Madrid, Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad (2 -1) with goals from Federico Valverde and Joselu for Real Madrid and A. Barrenetxea for Real Sociedad.

Real Sociedad have low chances of  qualifying for  the UEFA Champions league next season due to the significant difference in points between them and the  fourth placed team in the LaLiga standings. However, they can still strive to qualify for the  UEFA Europa League or the UEFA Conference League by securing a fifth or sixth position in La liga respectively which can enable them boost their revenue if they qualify for any of the two European Club Football competitions.

After Real Madrid defeating their furious rivals and title contenders Barcelona (3-2) with a late goal from Jude Bellingham to win them the match , they are  eleven points secure at the top of the La liga standings with only six matches left. The main priority of Carlo Ancelotti maybe determining the  players who are to play against Real Sociedad while keeping in mind their upcoming clash with FC Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League Semi final first leg on Tuesday. A number of rotations are expected to be made in the starting line up regarding certain key players of Real Madrid.

The history of the encounters between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad is filled with drama, excitement and competition with thirty seven (37) matches  between the two teams since 2004 with Real Madrid winning twenty four (24) matches  , Real Sociedad winning seven (7) matches  and six (6) matches ending as a draw.